WoRMS taxon details
Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936
341984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341984)
accepted
Species
Octopus filosus Howell, 1868 · unaccepted (ICZN decision (opinion 2147,...)
ICZN decision (opinion 2147, 2006) suppressed this species name
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Adam, W. (1936). Notes sur les cephalopodes. VI. - Une nouvelle espèce d'<i>Octopus</i> (<i>Octopus hummelincki</i> sp. nov.) des Indes Occidentales Nèerlandaises. <em>Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> 12(40): 1-3., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/12-36/irscnb_p4087_0126ffp_12_bulletin-40.pdf [details]
Type locality contained in Bonaire part of the Caribbean Sea
type locality contained in Bonaire part of the Caribbean Sea (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the Dutch malacologist, Pieter Wagenaar Hummelinck (1907-2003).
Etymology Named for the Dutch malacologist, Pieter Wagenaar Hummelinck (1907-2003). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341984 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Adam, W. (1936). Notes sur les cephalopodes. VI. - Une nouvelle espèce d'<i>Octopus</i> (<i>Octopus hummelincki</i> sp. nov.) des Indes Occidentales Nèerlandaises. <em>Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> 12(40): 1-3., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/12-36/irscnb_p4087_0126ffp_12_bulletin-40.pdf [details]
original description (of Octopus filosus Howell, 1868) Howell, S. B. (1868). Description of two new species of cephalopods. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3: 239-241 ["1867"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658978
page(s): 240 [details]
original description (of Octopus filosus Howell, 1868) Howell, S. B. (1868). Description of two new species of cephalopods. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3: 239-241 ["1867"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658978
page(s): 240 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
ICZN. (2006). Opinion 2147. <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific name conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 63 (2): 134-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34353022 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Voss, G. L. (1953). Observations on a living specimen of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 66(3): 73-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523376 [details]
additional source Toll, R. B. (1990). A reaffirmation of the nomenclatural status of <i>Octopus filosus</i> Howell, 1868, the senior synonym of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(1): 26-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501098 [details]
additional source Voss, G. L. (1953). Observations on a living specimen of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 66(3): 73-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523376 [details]
additional source Toll, R. B. (1990). A reaffirmation of the nomenclatural status of <i>Octopus filosus</i> Howell, 1868, the senior synonym of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(1): 26-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501098 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the Dutch malacologist, Pieter Wagenaar Hummelinck (1907-2003). [details]Unreviewed
Habitat coastal to shelf [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Caribbean two-spot octopusbumblebee two-spot octopusbumblebee octopus | [details] |
| German | Karibischer Zweifleckenoktopus | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Octopus filosus Howell, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus hummelincki)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Octopus filosus Howell, 1868)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus filosus Howell, 1868)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Octopus filosus Howell, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus hummelincki)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Octopus filosus Howell, 1868)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus filosus Howell, 1868)
To ITIS
